English Second Division 1965/1966
Historical league standings at 9th April 1966
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| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | GA |
| 1 | Manchester City | 34 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 33 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 61 | 35 | 48 | 1.74 |
| 2 | Huddersfield Town | 36 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 54 | 27 | 46 | 2.00 |
| 3 | Wolverhampton W'drs. | 36 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 31 | 34 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 51 | 44 | 1.53 |
| 4 | Coventry City | 35 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 25 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 61 | 43 | 44 | 1.42 |
| 5 | Bristol City | 37 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 52 | 44 | 43 | 1.18 |
| 6 | Southampton | 34 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 73 | 48 | 42 | 1.52 |
| 7 | Rotherham United | 33 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 62 | 61 | 36 | 1.02 |
| 8 | Birmingham City | 35 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 37 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 56 | 60 | 36 | 0.93 |
| 9 | Crystal Palace | 37 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 33 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 48 | 36 | 0.88 |
| 10 | Derby County | 36 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 31 | 13 | 9 | 14 | 60 | 61 | 35 | 0.98 |
| 11 | Norwich City | 33 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 20 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 42 | 38 | 34 | 1.11 |
| 12 | Plymouth Argyle | 37 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 36 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 49 | 57 | 34 | 0.86 |
| 13 | Bolton Wanderers | 34 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 31 | 21 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 46 | 47 | 33 | 0.98 |
| 14 | Ipswich Town | 36 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 18 | 35 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 47 | 53 | 33 | 0.89 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 37 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 26 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 21 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 62 | 72 | 33 | 0.86 |
| 16 | Preston North End | 35 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 22 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 41 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 47 | 58 | 31 | 0.81 |
| 17 | Carlisle United | 33 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 38 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 31 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 48 | 50 | 30 | 0.96 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 32 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 50 | 57 | 30 | 0.88 |
| 19 | Cardiff City | 35 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 31 | 30 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 62 | 71 | 29 | 0.87 |
| 20 | Middlesbrough | 35 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 35 | 25 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 42 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 48 | 67 | 28 | 0.72 |
| 21 | Bury | 35 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 35 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 47 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 51 | 66 | 25 | 0.77 |
| 22 | Leyton Orient | 35 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 67 | 20 | 0.45 |
